See the Pattern | Single Cell Organisms with Long Term Memory Challenges our Understanding of Memory and Intelligence @SeethePattern | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 10 hours ago
We take for granted that we can remember where the biscuits are kept in our cupboard. We have a brain and somewhere this stores information in the form of memories that we can access to help us find those all important biscuits.
But our body and brain are complex systems built of thousands if not millions of cells working together. How is it possible that one of the simplest organisms consisting of only a single cell can somehow work together and store memories that it can access?
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences, investigates how giant slime mold encode memories in response to food sources.
We will also look at the remarkable case of zombie trees and see once again how Fungi play a critical role in providing a network that connects the trees together.
Lastly we will look at a very intriguing new study that seems to demonstrate that flowers can hear the sound of approaching bees and adjust the nectar in the flowers.
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References:
https://www.inverse.com/science/slime-mold-study-twists-intelligence
https://theconversation.com/the-mysterious-existence-of-a-leafless-kauri-stump-kept-alive-by-its-forest-neighbours-121804
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flowers-can-hear-bees-and-make-their-nectar-sweeter
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/507319v1?rss=1
00:00 Intro
00:52 Giant Slime Mould with Memory
03:43 Zombie Trees
05:36 Flowers that can Hear
#electricuniverse #plasmauniverse #seethepattern
We take for granted that we can remember where the biscuits are kept in our cupboard. We have a brain and somewhere this stores information in the form of memories that we can access to help us find those all important biscuits.
But our body and brain are complex systems built of thousands if not millions of cells working together. How is it possible that one of the simplest organisms consisting of only a single cell can somehow work together and store memories that it can access?
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences, investigates how giant slime mold encode memories in response to food sources.
We will also look at the remarkable case of zombie trees and see once again how Fungi play a critical role in providing a network that connects the trees together.
Lastly we will look at a very intriguing new study that seems to demonstrate that flowers can hear the sound of approaching bees and adjust the nectar in the flowers.
Please consider supporting this channel through:
https://www.patreon.com/seethepattern
https://www.paypal.me/seethepattern
Follow me on:
https://www.facebook.com/SeethePattern
https://twitter.com/PatternSeethe
References:
https://www.inverse.com/science/slime-mold-study-twists-intelligence
https://theconversation.com/the-mysterious-existence-of-a-leafless-kauri-stump-kept-alive-by-its-forest-neighbours-121804
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flowers-can-hear-bees-and-make-their-nectar-sweeter
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/507319v1?rss=1
00:00 Intro
00:52 Giant Slime Mould with Memory
03:43 Zombie Trees
05:36 Flowers that can Hear
#electricuniverse #plasmauniverse #seethepattern
